**ODP Information Bulletin****No. 54  April 24, 2002**

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| TO:All State Administrative Agency HeadsAll State Administrative Agency Points of ContactFROM:C.H. "Butch" Straub, IIDirectorSUBJECT:Fiscal Year 2002 State Domestic Preparedness Grant Program Update
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) has completedthe development of the application kit and program guidelines for the Fiscal Year 2002 StateDomestic Preparedness Grant Program. The FY 2002 Program has been significantly enhancedin response to needs identified through the ODP assessment and strategy development process.Highlights of the FY 2002 Program include:
- An exercise allocation for costs associated with the conduct of weapons of massdestruction (WMD) exercises (including hiring of full or part-time staff or contractors,overtime, travel and supplies); 
An equipment allocation for the purchase of advanced levels of responder equipment(including bomb mitigation and remediation gear, remote sensing devices and masscasualty decontamination equipment) and for equipment designed to protect criticalinfrastructure from terrorist attacks; and, 

The ability to use up to $150,000 or up to 2.5 percent (whichever is greater) of the totalfunds awarded through this program for administrative costs associated withimplementing the state strategies.

The application kit will be provided to each state administrative agency (SAA) shortly. However, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has requested an opportunity to reviewthe application kit before it is released.  OMB has promised an expedited review process.   In theinterim, a table containing Fiscal Year 2002 allocations for equipment and exercises for the fiftystates, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Territories isattached for planning purposes.  States are encouraged to apply for this extremely importantfunding as soon as the application kit becomes available. 

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